A new sample hole aside an earlier abrasion patch at site 69.0, imaged on Sol 1420 (Feb 17, 2025). This partial Front HazCam was cropped and roughly processed from 2 tiles. More images will arrive soon to provide a wider view. The CacheCam images will be eagerly awaited to see if they managed to retain a rock sample, having lost the rock cores in the last two attempts.

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

  • Schorsch@feddit.org
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    6 days ago

    The lack of a visual clue in size (e. g. a banana) adds to the experience.

    Seriously, NASA should make the rover drop a plastic banana on future missions. Add a string for easy retrievability.

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      6 days ago

      Mars guy on YouTube does show scale either with himself “Here’s Mars guy for scale” or with a coin for the samples recently.